Malden Catholic defends Super 8 title

Yesterday was championship Sunday for high school hockey teams
throughout Massachusetts. Here’s a rundown of who reigned
supreme:

MaldenCatholic defends Super 8
title

Malden Catholic became just the third squad to win back-to-back
Super 8 championships, as they defeated BC High by a score of 3-1.
The Lancers initially fell behind 1-0 after Sam Topham beat
netminder Connor Maloney before storming back.

MC captain Brendan Collier tied things up in the second period
and Mike Iovanna buried the game-winner in the third. The Lancers
finished their season by going 20-0-4 over the final 24 tilts.

Duxbury girls win second-straight
championship

Captain Martha Findlay and the Green Dragons completed their
undefeated season, defeating Falmouth by a score of 3-1 in the
girls Division 2 state championship.

Sophomore goaltender Rachel Myette needed to make just 14 stops
in the win against the Clippers, as Duxbury won the title for the
second year running.

ArlingtonCatholic wins girls’
Division 1 crown

Despite having nearly identical records coming into their clash,
Arlington Catholic was undoubtedly the underdog against St.
Mary’s in the girls’ Division 1 state championship game
at TD Garden on Sunday. The Cougars came in riding a six-game
losing streak against the opposition, during which they’d
been outscored by a whopping 33-10 margin.

Those numbers got thrown out the window with the title on the
line, as Arlington Catholic reeled off a 3-1 victory. Adrieanna
Rossini and Allyson Cunningham each tallied in the second period to
put Arlington up by three. Megan Messuri made 25 saves in the
win.

Owens’ hat trick leads Wilmington over
Franklin

There’s carrying your club, and then there’s doing
what Cam Owens pulled of Sunday. The Wilmington forward scored
three times, including the game-winning with 7:33 remaining in
regulation to give his squad a 3-2 victory over Franklin.

For the Wildcats, it’s their first Division 2 state title
in school history. Netminder Luke Foley made 19 saves to earn the
victory.

Boys’ Division 3 title goes to Hudson

After falling behind 1-0 to Medway, Hudson took off in the
second period and never looked back, claiming a 5-1 victory in the
Division 3 championship game. Bryan Carter scored what proved to be
the game-winner in the second period for Hudson, who tacked on
three third-period strikes to put the game away.